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Chapter 609 Why is your head so pointy?

Flying in the air with a sword, Chen Tingquan finally felt genuine happiness for the first time in this game.

Cool!
The flight system is quite good, and the vast map can be seen at a glance.

It is not unfair to describe the large map of "Against the Gods" as "big and empty". Chen Tingquan had already felt it when he was pushing the map to find a town.

However, its map design is not bad.

Although the map is large, the flying sword moves very fast, and the iconic landscape on the map is well done, and the two match well.

The reason why many game maps are criticized for being "big and empty" is mainly because of the lack of iconic landscapes, which makes them look very monotonous.

The map design of "Against the Sky" obviously solves this problem consciously.

Looking from a high altitude, you can see that each area has relatively clear boundaries. For example, the snow-capped mountains in the distance are towering into the clouds. The top, middle and foot of the snow-capped mountains each have different scenery. Some special areas will use rocks and trees of special colors to serve as markings, which have a "highlight effect" that allows players to immediately realize that there is something here.

Other areas also have their own scenery, whether it is the mountains, dense forests, coasts, or the special landforms covered with rugged rocks, they are all very recognizable.

Moreover, the big map that Chen Tingquan could see was only a small part of the real big map.

Because the large map of each player in "Against the Sky" is actually just a small copy that is exclusive to this player. When multiple players are online, they are actually combining multiple small copies together.

For example, Chen Tingquan joined the Henggang Sect, but other players may join various other sects depending on their starting choices.

At this time, the scene they saw near the sect was different.

Chen Tingquan also saw that in the upper left center of the entire map, which was northwest of the sect, there was an area that looked cloudy and thunderous, and it even occupied about three quarters of the map that he could see.

This area is called the "Wild Realm".

According to the background story of "Against the Gods", the Savage Realm is a very special area, where all kinds of ancient dragon beasts and ferocious beasts are rampant, and the living environment is extremely harsh.

Not only that, the terrain of the Wilderness Realm changes dramatically. Every time you enter, the terrain you encounter is completely different. Sometimes, when you explore the Wilderness Realm, the terrain will change automatically, and the situation of "sea changes" can appear in a short period of time.

To put it simply, this is the part that uses the random map technology.

The real core gameplay of "Against the Sky" is that players enter this randomly changing large map to collect resources, hunt monsters, or fight with other players.

Among them, hunting large monsters is itself a very in-depth way of playing.

Of course, the game itself also has various quest lines, but these quests are not as strongly guided as those story-based games. Instead, they are gradually unlocked as the player's level breaks through. It adopts a weak guidance approach, so it is not a particularly main way of playing.

The ore collecting mission that Chen Tingquan received this time, which was recommended for a ten-year disciple, was at the edge of the wilderness.

"Enter!"

Chen Tingquan controlled the flying sword downwards and finally landed in the wilderness.

There are strict conditions for the use of flying swords. On the large map, flying swords can quickly rise to high altitudes and then fly back and forth at extremely fast speeds.

Once it lands at a certain height, the flying speed of the flying sword will be greatly reduced to about twice the normal moving speed.

However, in this state, the flying sword can also climb or hover in the air, and its mobility is still much higher than walking.

"Hmm? What kind of little animal is this? It looks like a big mosquito. Let's try hitting it."

Chen Tingquan tried to attack the large mosquito in front of him, and he blew it up without much effort, and obtained the item "Broken Shell".

“Not bad, it seems the monsters in this game are relatively intuitive.

“There is a clear division in strength between monsters of different levels.

"I just don't know what those truly powerful demon beasts and dragon beasts look like."

At first, Chen Tingquan was worried that this big mosquito might have a high stat and kill him instantly. But now he is relieved. Against the Sky is not that against the sky.

Although this is a wild world, small creatures that look like mosquitoes should not pose much threat. Even though the strength of this mosquito is higher than that of an ordinary bear in the wild, it is still within an acceptable range.

Chen Tingquan is now considered a cultivator after all. Even though he has only practiced for one day, he has already far surpassed his previous mortal state.

"The sect's mission says we need to find some cold iron ore. There's no hint on the map, so search carefully."

Chen Tingquan also knew that this was a dangerous place. If he really encountered danger, he might not be able to escape even with a flying sword, so he was on high alert.

At this moment, he glanced at the barrage and said in surprise: "Huh? Lecturer Ding is also in the Savage Realm?
“Is it not too different from what I saw?
"Not really, how could this happen? I can't really say for sure. I remember there was an option called 'match friends first'."

Many viewers were watching two live broadcast rooms at the same time. When they saw that Chen Tingquan and Lecturer Ding had both entered the wilderness world, they began to pass messages between the two sides.

Chen Tingquan thought this was ridiculous at first. After all, the map of this game is so big, and he has never met other players until now. How could he possibly meet Lecturer Ding among thousands of people?

But on second thought, maybe this is some kind of special matching mechanism of "Against the Gods"?
He remembered that in the settings, players could adjust many network settings, one of which was to prioritize matching with friends.

The friend data here is automatically called from the official platform's friend data, so it is naturally easy to meet these anchors. This option is checked by default. If it is removed, then most of the matches you get will be random passers-by.

"Hey, then I can go and take a look. Isn't the lecturer an inner disciple of a large sect? He must have spent a lot of money, right? I guess he's very powerful. I can just go and ask him for help and mine some cold iron ore to complete the task. It won't be that easy.

"But this game doesn't have a friend list function or a friend location function. How can I find a teacher?"

Chen Tingquan looked around and found that although this game could prioritize matching with friends, there was no friend list at all, let alone displaying the specific location of friends.

At this moment, he felt a bit like he was playing a battle royale game.

Although we know that there are at least dozens or even hundreds of players thrown into this large map, we have no idea about the specific information of these players.

It seems that this game should not have a team function. It should be like a battle royale game, and it will not support players to form teams at the underlying function.

But no matter what, as long as you find the people, you can always form an illegal team.

Just when Chen Tingquan was struggling with how to describe the area he was in, he saw a voice message appear on the screen.

"Brother Quan, I'll be waiting for you under this big tree that looks like a mushroom!"

Apparently, the eunuch who was delivering the message to Lecturer Ding also passed on the situation on Chen Tingquan's side.

Chen Tingquan couldn't help but be shocked: "It can also transmit sound? Why didn't I find this function?"

But when he saw the barrage, he was speechless for a moment.

"Xiao Ding charges 1 yuan for each voice transmission, and it's not broadcast to the entire server, it can only be heard by players in a certain area."

It turns out to be a kryptonian exclusive item, my apologies.

Chen Tingquan was riding on his flying sword and looking into the distance. Sure enough, at the edge of his vision, he vaguely saw a strange tree similar to a banyan tree, and its shape really looked a bit like a mushroom.

This is indeed the iconic terrain of the area.

Chen Tingquan approached with trepidation. Fortunately, although this map seemed to be full of dangers, the powerful monsters had their own range of activities. Perhaps because they were in the outer area, they had not encountered any danger for the time being.

Chen Tingquan saw Lecturer Ding from a distance.

He was a big, muscular man, and I was a little worried that his robe would be torn. Not only that, he was riding a flying sword with a stream of light, and was surrounded by several magic weapons of different shapes, looking cool and arrogant.

This is in stark contrast to the weakling image of Chen Tingquan riding a simple flying sword.

"puff."

As soon as the two of them connected the microphone, they laughed out loud.

This game has a voice system, but its use is limited: if the distance is relatively close, then natural conversations can be heard; if the distance exceeds the limit, then you can only purchase special props to transmit sound.

Of course, this kind of one-to-one voice transmission is much cheaper than the whole-map shouting that Lecturer Ding just used, and ordinary players can afford it.

"why are you laughing?"

"Why are you laughing again?"

Teacher Ding said confidently, "I was just about to ask, Brother Quan, how come you look so shabby after not seeing you for a few days? Look at how shabby you look. I thought you were a woodcutter."

Chen Tingquan was speechless: "How dare you say that to me? I wear common clothes, but I care about the world. Look at my character, isn't he handsome and unrestrained? Even if the clothes I wear don't look good, I still look like an immortal.

"Look at yourself, you are dressed like a nouveau riche, and you want to hang big gold chains all over your body. The point is, aren't your muscles a little too exaggerated?
"It will be ready for sale in a few months."

Instructor Ding was a little dissatisfied: "Hey, Brother Quan, please speak nicely instead of attacking me personally. I am all muscle. Muscle, you know? It's not fat! Don't you think my character looks very powerful? I am so strong now!"

Chen Tingquan: "Then let me ask you, why is your head so pointy?"

Teacher Ding blushed instantly: "Hey! Brother Quan, I didn't attack you, why did you attack me first? If you want to do this, I will run away and not fight monsters with you."

Chen Tingquan immediately said: "Brother Ding! I was wrong, I was wrong. You look handsome with a pointy head. Let's go and kill everyone right away!"

The comments on the barrage were also filled with laughter.

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have believed that these were two people playing the same game. The styles are so different!"

"Then let me ask you, then let me ask you."

"I have to say, I feel like Xiao Ding is taking pills really fast."

"It's okay. Xiao Ding took Xiao Changsheng liver protection tablets. I think his drug resistance is maxed out. It's not a big problem."

(End of this chapter)